Listening  

«Easter»

1)Pre-listening Activites. Eтап пiдготовки до слухання тексту.

Problem solving. Answer the questions.

What kind of feast is Easter?

When is Easter celebrate in Ukraine?

Is Easter a national holiday in Ukraine?

A snowball- tree is a dear to the Ukrainians, isn’t it?

There are many songs about a snowball-tree and a willow in Ukraine. Do you know them?

What is blessed in the church on Easter?

What do the people do with branches of willow on Willow Sunday?

Do you know, what they say?

They say:”Be as tall as the willow, as healthy as the water and as rich as the earth.’’

2)While-Listening Activities. Eтап власне слухання.

   a)Listen to the text for the first time and say in what country  the events take place.

What holiday you are listening about?

Easter is a spring holiday. It is a Christian holiday. It is always on a Sunday. People go to the church on Easter Sunday. They go there at sunrise. They sing and pray. They think about a new life after death. It is a very happy day. Flowers, chickens, eggs are all signs of Easter. They are signs of new life.

In England rabbits are signs of Easter too. Little children believe in the Easter Bunny. It has many baskets with Easter presents in it, coloured eggs and candy. On Easter morning, the children hunt for their baskets. Children like to colour eggs.

Families eat a big dinner on Easter Sunday. People in Ukraine eat Easter cakes (pasky) and coloured eggs (khrashanky). All are happy.   

  b) Listen to the text again

 3)Post-ListeningActivities. Етап перевiрки розумiння прослуханого тексту. Bиконуеться за допомогою рiзноманiтних завдань, наприклад таких

 1)Choose the best answer

 Easter is a … holiday.

a)Sunday   b)Saturday   c)Friday

2)Choose the best answer

  Christians go to ..... on Easter Sunday

 a) church b) school c) park

  3) Choose the best answer

  English children believe in Easter.....

  a) flower b) Bunny c) Fox

  4) Choose the best answer

  Children like to color.....

1.     baskets b) eggs c) picture books

   5) Put"+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

   Easter is a summer holiday.

   Easter is a Christian holiday.    

    It is always on Monday.

    People go to the church at midnight.

   6) Choose the proverb, which is the most suitable to the contents of the

    story.

   Every country has  its customs

 East or west, home the best.

 All is well that ends well.                        

   So many countries, so many customs.